This or That?!

The word is: Trade-off

According to Wikipedia, A trade-off (or tradeoff) is a situation that involves losing one quality or aspect of something in return for gaining another quality or aspect. It implies a decision to be made with full comprehension of both the upside and downside of a particular choice.

As the earth is still turning around on its axle and the sun is still shining above your head, thus everyday everywhere and everytime there always gonna be many choices crossing in front your eyes, ready to be choosed. Sometimes, the final choices you've made was not based on your solely discretion. Your families, your friends, your environment, etc. had just put their opinion and influenced you.

You may have to choose between accepting the first job offered to you and continuing your study. You may have to choose for living alone at the town over staying at your hometown. You may have to choose whether fighting for the one that you love the most or giving up for your parent's candidate(s). You may have to choose between a prestigious-well paid-stressfully job and a so so- lower paid-controllable job.

Those.. are a trade-off, it's simply happens when you're facing the two and/or more choices with its all pluses and minuses inside them. In fact, the life that you live today is the outcome of the choices that you've made before. And the life that you will be living at in the near future will be exactly the reflection of the choices that you make today. So be wise, cause your life is in your hand.

cheers,
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